very cool you are not afraid to tackle repairing your car yourself. Only way to learn. My dad never knew much about cars so I had to learn to fix things myself because I couldn't afford to bring my cars in to get fixed, now I know a bit. Our family had two monzas when I was growing up. One my dad bought but didn't keep long. Was kind of a pos and said it was a death trap going over the tower drive bridge here in Green Bay. My brother got one from our grandpa to that had the v8. He had a older sunbird and they were similar cars, but think he planned to get the monza running and have the sunbird for parts, but he never got too far. I think you should take the course in autobody if you are interested. Fun as a hobby, but not really the best profession for a living. Good luck with your car, looks like you got a little work ahead of you.